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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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    Is Cill-Árd-Dhuibh an t ainm atá ar an mbaile in a bfuilim in mo chómhnuidhe. Is i bparoiste Dún Einigh atá Cill-Árd-Dhuibh.
    Tir - Amhlaidh ainm an barúntracht. Roimh blian an droch shaoghail Bhí ós cionn céad teach i gCill Ad Dhuibh. Bhá iasgaire uilig a bhí in a gcómhnuidhe ann agus tighthe ceann tuighe a bhí a uilig ann.
    Conchubhairidhe an tainm ba coitíonnta a bhí i gCill Árd Dhuibh fadó.
    Is an t-sean Gaedhilg ba ionann an focal Cill agus teampall. Teampall a raibh dath duibh air Cill-Árd-Dhuibh. Níl aon sean duine ós cionn 70 blian ann. Tá a lan sean fothracha i gCill Árd Dhuibh. Tá clochar no teampall Ban Ríoghalta ann. Sé an tainm atá ar tsean teampall; teampall na gCailleach nDubh Éadaigh duba a bhí ar na mná Ríoghalta abhí in a gcómhnuidhe sa teampall. Ta talamh maith agus droch talamh ann, ta talamh úr coilleadh ann agus talamh raosgan agus talamh dubarán. Níl aon choillann. Tá abhainn ag rith trid
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    Irish
    Location
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Nodhlaig Mac Conamara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mártan Ó Dochartaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo